Spotify's New Mute Feature Is a Patronizing Misstep
On Monday tech site Thurrot reported that Spotify has begun rolling out a block feature, one which allows users to…
Plane Banner Urges Sony to 'Drop Sexual Predator R. Kelly '
On January 11, women’s advocacy group UltraViolet flew a plane over Sony’s Culver City, California offices that read,…
Who Put These Beyoncé and SZA Songs on Spotify?
On Thursday night, a collection of songs from both Beyoncé and SZA surfaced on Spotify and Apple Music, mysteriously…
Drake Replaces Ed Sheeran (Who Replaced Drake) As Spotify's Most Streamed Artist of 2018
Spotify released its 2018 year in review streaming stats on Tuesday and what a landmark year it was for men in music.
I Hate My DNA Now
AncestryDNA and Spotify have teamed up to offer users a playlist based on their Ancestry results, and I’m sorry to…
Spotify Faces Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Over Alleged 'Boys' Trips'
A former Spotify sales executive has filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant for gender discrimination and…
Women Are Being Harassed on Spotify Because Men Can Make Any Platform Awful
While you might not think of Spotify as a platform where people can harass others (the app doesn’t have a messaging…
Spotify Makes Sexist Playlists
LADIES, imagine this: you sign on to Spotify and you’re not quite sure what you want to listen to, so you head over to…
Spotify Calls Off Its 'Hateful Conduct' Policy
Less than a month after Spotify announced its decision to stop promoting artists who have committed “hateful…
Spotify CEO Admits Policy Removing Alleged Abusers From Playlists Was 'Rolled Out Wrong'
This May, Spotify took it upon themselves to enact a new “hateful content and hateful conduct” policy, which removed…
Spotify Is Rethinking Its Policy of Removing Alleged Abusers From Playlists
If you were thinking that Spotify’s new “hate content and hateful conduct policy”—which was faulty to begin with—would…
People Are Streaming R. Kelly Even More After Spotify Stopped Promoting Him
On May 10, Spotify announced that it was removing R. Kelly’s songs from its branded playlists, but not from the…
R. Kelly's Rep Responds to Spotify's Playlist Ban, But Does the Ban Even Matter?
On Thursday, Spotify removed R. Kelly’s music from their promoted playlists as part of a new “hate content and hateful…
Spotify Has Scrubbed R. Kelly From Its Playlists, Thanks to New 'Hate Content' Policy
Those who still feel the desire to listen to R. Kelly’s music will have to actively look for it on Spotify, thanks to…
Women Are All But Omitted on the Music Industry's Most Influential Rap Playlist
Last year in Cardi B’s New York cover story, part of the Bronx rapper’s rise was attributed to the Swedish streaming…
The Music You Love as a Teen Shapes Your Taste Forever
As people grow older they’ll still return, time and time again, to the music that first enraptured them as teenagers.…
Taylor Swift's Music Slithers Back Onto Streaming Services as Katy Perry's New Album Is Released
In what might go down as the most devious act of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift’s years-long feud (over backup dancers of…
Jay Z Has Removed His Full Catalog From Spotify
Jay Z, hip hop superstar, entrepreneur, and husband to Beyoncé, has requested that his entire musical oeuvre be pulled…
Katy Perry's New Single 'Chained to the Rhythm' Is Here
I’ve been sitting here for the past few hours waiting for something—anything—to be released by Katy Perry. The most…